Blackburn Hawks
| Blackburn Hawks | |
|---|---|
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| City | Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom |
| League | NIHL |
| Division | Moralee Conference D1 |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Home arena | Blackburn Arena |
| Colors |
Black, White, Red and Gold |
| Owner(s) | Silver Blades |
| Head coach | Steve Duncombe |
| Captain | Ollie Lomax |
| Affiliates | Blackburn Eagles |
| Franchise history | |
| 1990–1992 | Blackhawks |
| 1992–1997 | Blackburn Hawks |
| 1997–1998 | Lancashire Hawks |
| 1998 - Date | Blackburn Hawks |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles |
NIHL Moralee Conference 2014-2015 NIHL Moralee Conference 2015-2016 |
| Playoff championships |
NIHL North Playoffs 2012-2013 NIHL North Playoffs 2014-2015 NIHL North Playoffs 2015-2016 |
Black, White, Red and Gold
NIHL Moralee Conference 2014-2015
NIHL North Playoffs 2012-2013 NIHL North Playoffs 2014-2015
The Blackburn Hawks (formerly the Blackhawks and the Lancashire Hawks), are a British ice hockey team based in Blackburn, Lancashire. They are currently members of the EIHA Moralee Conference (NIHL N1), and have previously played in the British National League and the English League Premier Division. Their home ice is the 3,200 seat Blackburn Arena.
The Blackhawks played their first game on 28 October 1990, in which the Blackhawks defeated Oxford City Stars 6–3. The game was played as a non-import challenge match, where no professional players born outside of the United Kingdom were iced. During the 1990–91 season that followed, all Blackhawks games were played away, since the newly built Blackburn Arena had not yet been completed. The first home game, played on 26 January 1991, coincidentally also resulted in a 6–3 victory against Oxford. The first goal scored at the Arena was by the Blackhawks' Dan Holden, an offensive defenceman who accrued a total of 116 points over the course of the season. The Blackhawks highest points scorer in 1990–91 was Fred Perlini, who contributed 132 points (83 goals and 49 assists) in just 21 games. Other notable players were Gary Shearman Trevor Foster, Georgie Powell, and Paul Fleury. Under manager Keith Purvis and coach Pete Murray, the Blackhawks finished fourth place in the English League Division One and received a promotion due to the collapse of Solihull in the Heineken League.
A promising start to the 1991–92 season saw ex-Toronto Maple Leafs coach Doug McKay take over the running of the team. However, his tenure was short-lived due to financial problems, and soon the Blackhawks were left without a manager. By the end of the season the Blackhawks were relegated back into the English League Division One.
In 1992–93, the team began to rebuild under the new name of the Blackburn Hawks. Canadian Glenn Knight took up the reins as player-coach, but soon passed the responsibility to the new addition to the team, ex-AHL forward Steve Moria. The team's financial situation was improved following a buy out by Peel Holdings, the firm owning the site on which Blackburn Arena is situated. This change in financial status allowed for an influx of new imports.
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